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PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF LUCKNOW SCHOOL STUDENTS:
GRADE 10 & GRADE 12
Anu, Resea ch Schola
Depa men o Physical Educa ion,
Uni e si y o Lucknow,
Lucknow (U.P.), India
ABSTRACT
This pape epo s a c oss-sec ional s udy examining psychological well-being (PWB) among seconda y school
s uden s in Lucknow du ing high-s akes academic boa d yea s (G ades 10 and 12). Key p edic o s examined include
academic s ess, pe cei ed social suppo , and sleep.
No e: The da ase included in his manusc ip is simula ed o demons a ion and manusc ip p epa a ion pu poses
only. Replace simula ed da a wi h eal collec ed da a om Lucknow schools be o e submission. The manusc ip
p o ides me hods, analyses, igu es, and e e ences o ma ed o publica ion.
INTRODUCTION
Adolescence is a sensi i e pe iod o psychological de elopmen . S uden s in academic boa d yea s ace inc eased
examina ion p essu e which may ad e sely a ec psychological well-being (Ry , 1989; Diene , 1984). This s udy
compa es PWB be ween G ade 10 and G ade 12 s uden s in Lucknow and es s he con ibu ion o academic s ess,
social suppo , and sleep o PWB.
Me hods
Design: C oss-sec ional su ey conduc ed in mul iple Lucknow schools.
Pa icipan s: N = 300 (simula ed da ase o his d a ). Ta ge sample when collec ing eal da a: s a i ied sample
ac oss public and p i a e schools in Lucknow, balanced ac oss G ade 10 and G ade 12, ages ~15–18.
Measu es:
• Psychological Well-Being (PWB): Adap ed sho - o m o Ry ’s Psychological Well-Being Scale. Highe
sco es indica e g ea e well-being.
• Academic S ess: Educa ional S ess Scale o Adolescen s (Sun e al., 2011).
• Pe cei ed Social Suppo : Mul idimensional Scale o Pe cei ed Social Suppo (MSPSS).
• Sleep: Sel - epo ed a e age sleep hou s on school nigh s.
P ocedu e
Ins i u ional e hical app o al mus be ob ained. Pa en al consen and s uden assen should be collec ed. Ques ionnai es
a e o be adminis e ed in class ooms o ia secu e online o ms, wi h anonymi y ensu ed.
Da a Analysis
Desc ip i e s a is ics, - es s o g oup compa isons, Pea son co ela ions, and hie a chical mul iple eg ession we e
conduc ed. Analyses a e illus a ed wi h simula ed da a in his d a .
Resul s
Desc ip i e s a is ics by g ade:
G ade
N
PWB Mean
PWB SD
Academic S ess Mean
10
156
55.23
13.47
52.11
12
144
48.62
15.09
61.35
T- es compa ing PWB: = –4.211, p < .001.
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Co ela ions (Pea son):
Va iable
Academic S ess
Social Suppo
Sleep Hou s
Psychological Well-Being
–0.61
0.48
0.36
Academic S ess
1.00
–0.42
–0.29
Social Suppo
–0.42
1.00
0.21
Sleep Hou s
–0.29
0.21
1.00
Hie a chical eg ession esul s ( inal model):
• Academic s ess was a signi ican nega i e p edic o (β = –0.55, p < .001).
• Social suppo (β = 0.32, p < .001) and sleep hou s (β = 0.25, p < .01) we e posi i e p edic o s.
• Model explained ~52% o a iance in PWB.
Figu e 1: Boxplo o PWB by g ade (10 & 12).
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Figu e 2: Sca e plo o PWB s Academic s ess wi h eg ession i line.
Discussion
The simula ed analyses illus a e how academic s ess is nega i ely associa ed wi h psychological well-being, while
pe cei ed social suppo and adequa e sleep a e p o ec i e. Fo eal-wo ld claims abou Lucknow s uden s, esea che s
mus collec and analyze p ima y da a ollowing he desc ibed p ocedu e.
Limi a ions
• This manusc ip cu en ly uses simula ed da a o demons a ion. Replace wi h eal da a collec ed e hically
om Lucknow schools be o e submission.
• C oss-sec ional design limi s causal in e ence.
• Sel - epo measu es may in oduce bias.
P ac ical Implica ions
Schools in Lucknow should conside counseling se ices o boa d-yea s uden s, s ess- educ ion wo kshops, and
sleep educa ion p og ams. Family and pee suppo in e en ions may be bene icial.
CONCLUSION
Academic s ess appea s o be a majo co ela e o educed psychological well-being among s uden s in boa d yea s;
in e en ions a ge ing s ess, social suppo , and sleep may imp o e ou comes.
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